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Chapter 81

Ed had spent most of the time in the manga up until then not really showing any fear, acting like the typical shonen hero- completely okay with danger and unafraid of dying- not really showing any childlike vulnerability in the face of doom.

But then Scar comes along. And Ed is completely terrified. He has never been confronted by someone who wants to kill him before and the manga emphasizes this instead of glossing over it. It’s not something he instantly adjusts to. He goes into shock. He doesn’t understand what’s happening. He freezes up in a very realistic matter. All he can think is “this is bad. I’m going to die. this is bad” He’s overwhelmed so completely that it takes a loud noise to jolt him into running. The manga instantly reminds you this is a fifteen year old kid. He may act tough, but he is young and he is scared and he’s not at all ready to deal with a situation like this.

And then there’s touches like the fact that once Ed loses his arm, his center of gravity is thrown off balance. He forgets he can’t use it, and he’s unable to really adjust in time to scramble backwards without it, so he ends up falling. Most works would forget details like that, but instead the detail is used really effectively, driving in how disoriented and helpless Ed is. 

THE WHITE ROSE WEEK 2020 OFFICIAL PROMPTS ARE HERE!

Hello everyone! I know these are pretty late and I apologize but the prompts are finally here! So, remember this year I decided to do three different prompt lists just to try new things and to give more variety with the prompts. 

Please remember: You do not have to do all of the prompts. You can do some, you can do none, you can combine any of them in any order you want, you can do all of them, you can do nothing at all and just appreciate people’s work. The important part is that everyone has a good time! I hope you guys enjoy these! 

*** Audience List:***

Day 1: Love at first sight/Eye-contact

Day 2: Beacon Days/ School

Day 3: Secret Relationship AU

Day 4: Goddesses AU

Day 5: Nap Time and/or Cuddles

Day 6: Forbidden Love

Day 7: The Princess and Her Knight

***Admin List:***

Day 1: Mirror

Day 2: Letters

Day 3: Valentine

Day 4: Connections

Day 5: Curse

Day 6: Moments

Day 7: Future

***Picture Prompts (with descriptions):***

Day 1:  A Blue eye with tears

Day 2: Two best friends holding each other close

Day 3: Whispering closely to another’s ear

Day 4: Red to White gradient blending in the middle

Day 5: A Red Rose laying on a broken Mirror

Day 6: A peaceful Farm with an open field

Day 7: Two hands hooked by the pinky 

I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY!!! 

Header credit: @nikiforovkatsukiplisetsky​ Thank you always Julia <3

White Rose Week will happen on June 10th-16th plus one free day.

Day 8 is always a “Free Day” meaning anything goes! Literally whatever you want as long as it follows the rules of the event!

***Make sure you read through all of the rules and guidelines before participating in the event!***

Have fun everyone and happy creating! You all have about 4 and a half months until then!

Here, we see Greedling shook to his core over Edward extending an invitation to join up with him and his ragtag chimeras. Why?

Ed goes right for the fucking jugular, calling him out. He knows Greedling is just gonna go piss off somewhere and bide his sweet time until the Promised Day and could really use a team. He instantly knows what Greedling needs, not what he says he wants. Hell, there’s something they both want from this Father asshole opening the Gate: it only makes sense to join forces.

It stops Greedling in his tracks. We then realize that it is not the fact that Ed sees through Greed like he’s saran wrap which bothers him so deeply (”This dickbag obviously wants friends”). Greed’s immediate reaction to Ed’s proposal, and ultimate motivator in his decision to isolate himself, is based in fear.

Fear of loss.

What does the douchebag do? He deflects, obviously, laughing it off like a jackass (although it appears he is still somewhat pained) until he resorts to his number one coping mechanism:

His identity. “This is who I am.” Look at him! He’s got goals and everything! He’s reminding himself just as much as Edward that, um, he’s Greed the Avaricious, thank you very much. Working alone for Greed obviously has nothing to do with being afraid. No one is going to disrupt his narrative – not even his memories, and certainly not the crushing sense of loss deep within him. Not the emptiness, the loneliness, or the futility of his ambitions. Nothing.

We then realize Greed’s existence itself is cruel. Father brought into consciousness a being that would always, always be searching… for something he can never find. Every time Greed has been brave enough to reach out for something, it is taken from him. Every time Greed has something, he can only anticipate having more of it or feel the fear of potential loss. No matter how much Greed has, it will always feel like nothing.

And what is greed itself other than a sin of anticipation? I need more of this now, I need to keep it for the future, I need, I need, I need… there is no power or control, only desperation and the expectation of despair. He expects that if he teams up with Ed, Ragtag, and Bobtail, that he’ll lose them.

Greed has not known and will never know contentment or peace, even though he could if he were willing to admit that his motivations are much more simple than accumulation of worldly goods – if he could let go of his identity and allow his friends to connect with him. He turns down Ed because he doesn’t want yet another group of affiliates to fall victim to the homunculi… he’s afraid of the future and he’s sad about the past.